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28 October 2013 Washington - Saudi King Abdullah has banned women from driving within two military hospitals, according to a secret Saudi government document obtained by the Institute for Gulf Affairs. Women are banned from driving in…

By Burgan Hobbs Washington - On Thursday Saudi Arabia won, for the first time, a highly coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council despite protest from human rights groups regarding Saudi abysmal human rights record. Saudi…

By Daniel Morillo 14 October 2013 Washington DC- Al Shabaab and Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) are separated by the narrow Mandeb Strait dividing Horn of Africa and Yemen. Though both are endorsed and supported by a weakened Al…

By Burgan Hobbs October 10, 2013 Washington DC - Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, may be seeking to end hostilities with the U.S. through a charm offensive of statements and tweets. The new president is trying to break the deadlock on…

Saudi Arabia: Threats to the Kingdom’s Oil Infrastructure featuring Andrew Bond, Assistant Director at the Institute for Gulf Affairs Dr. David Weinberg, Senior Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Daniel Morillo,…